Pope Condemns Violence in Godâs Name as 'Greatest Blasphemy' During Iraq Visit
Pope Francis, who is in Iraq for a historic meeting with the countryâs top Shi'ite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, visited the birthplace of the Prophet Abraham on Saturday.
Pope Francis arrives to hold a Mass at Chaldean Cathedral of 'Saint Joseph' in Baghdad, Iraq, March 6, 2021. Photo: Reuters/Yara Nardi
World08/Mar/2021
Ur (Iraq): Pope Francis walked down a narrow alleyway in the holy city of Najaf to hold a historic meeting with Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric and visited the birthplace of the Prophet Abraham on Saturday to condemn violence in the name of God as “the greatest blasphemy”.